The American College of Surgeons National
Surgical Quality Improvement Program
(ACS NSQIP®) recognized 60 of 603 hospitals
participating in the adult program for meritorious
outcomes in surgical patient care in 2015.

Participating hospitals track the outcomes
of in- and outpatient surgical procedures
and analyze the results. The hospitals were
notified of this recognition through a poster
announcement at the ACS Clinical Congress

The hospitals achieved this distinction based on
their composite quality score, which is determined
through a weighted formula combining outcome
performances related to patient management
in the following eight clinical areas: